Metallic joint



Patented Oct. 12,1920.

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WALTER ELMEB, TAYLOR, OF AVALON, PENNSYLVANIA.

METALLIC JOINT.

To all whom it'may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER ELMER TAY- Lon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Avalon, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Metallic Jomts,

v of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ajoint and has for its primary object to provide af olnt whereby pipe sections may be connected together in a liquid tight manner.

An object of the invention is to provide a joint that may readily connect a lead pipe to an iron pipe without the necessity of flanging the lead pipe which is the usual practice.

Another object of the invention is to prO-' vide a joint capable of diminishingthe time required for connecting a lead pipe to an iron pipe. v V V Another object of the invention is to provide means for facilitating the connection of the joint with the pipe. 7 i

W'ith'these and other objects in view the invention will be better understood from the following'detailed description taken in connection'with the accompanying drawing wherein: i t Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of my invention. v Fig, 2 is a side elevation of the parts separated.

' In the drawing which illustratesone form of my invention the numeral 1 designates a leadfpipe having one end tapering as illustrated at 2 so asto be gripped by certain of the interiorly'arranged threads 3 of the 7 joint 4. The joint 4 includes the curved flange 5 encircling the pipe section 1 to form a depression'6 for the reception of solder 7' or other sealing material. Thus it will be seen that in a very simple manner solder may be poured into the recess 6 and allowed;

to solidify without the necessity of attention. It will also be noted that the flange 5 arranged in a manner that thesolder Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct, 12, 1920,

Application filed November 23, 1918. Serial No. 263,929. i

will gravitate into contact with the surface ofthe plpe section 1 so as to accomplish a liquid tightjoint; thus materially reducing the time necessary to provide a connection between the lead pipe 1 and pipe of disslmilar material that will now be described.

The joint 1 is further provided with ex- I teriorly arranged threads 8 for engagement with 1nter1orly arranged threads upon a collar 9 formlng one element or a 7 union 10 the other element '11 of which is brought into tight engagement with a with interiorly arranged threads 14 for engagement with'an ordinary iron pipe 15. From the foregoing description it will be seen that the joint may be readily connected to a line of piping without the necessityof" rotating the end section of the piping and further without disturbing the connection between the joint and the lead pipe Havingdescribed my invention, what I claim is: V i

1 In means for connecting a lead pipe to an iron pipe, a lead pipe, an upper member secured on the lower end of saidrpipe andv provided at its upper end with an upwardly directed saucer shaped element surrounding the pipe and adapted to receive a sealing inaterlal in -molten cond tion,- sealing material supported'by said saucer shaped mem her and in intimate contact with the pipe,

- engaging beneath said shoulder and thread ed onto the lowerend of the upper member for securing said-upper andlower members to ether; ,7 o I 1 n testimonywhereof]; afiii; my signature. 7

I WALTER ELMER TAYLOR r 1 an iron pipe, a lower member secured on the 1 

